In August 2009, Kwik Enterprises LLC, dba Vitamins for Life, located in Oakhurst, NJ, in the 6th Congressional District, used Food Export-Northeast's Branded Program to exhibit at the Natural Product Expo East tradeshow in Hong Kong. At the event, they met a buyer from Bulgaria. In April of 2010, they were able to make a first-time export sale of multi-vitamins for $3,000. Kwik Enterprises LLC saw a 1% increase in their overall export sales from this single deal. This sale soon led to new interest from a buyer in Romania and the company is quoting several products of interest for that buyer.

Mark Gruberg, President of Kwik Enterprises LLC stated, “We are very pleased with the Branded Program. We will continue participating in the program since it is very useful as we continue to export.” Because of this sale the company is hopeful that there will be a positive impact. They look to be able to hire new employees by expanding their export sales in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and gaining a larger market presence.

Kwik Enterprises LLC is a contract manufacturer for vitamins, herbal products, and nutritional supplements for over 20 years. They’re known for their bulk and bottled private label products which include tablets, capsules, softgels, chewables and powders.

Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast are private, non-profit associations of Midwestern and Northeastern state agricultural promotion agencies that use federal, state, and industry resources to promote the export of Midwestern and Northeastern food and agricultural products. Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast administer many services through Market Access Program (MAP) funding from the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service.